Citation

Martin DS, Willis SE, Cline DM. J. Am. Board Fam. Pract. 1990; 3(4): 293-296.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, American Board of Family Practice)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2248097

Abstract

A 32-year-old man was brought to the emergency department 5 1/2 hours after ingesting a potentially lethal dose (900 mg) of sodium arsenate ant poison in a suicide attempt. The patient deteriorated progressively for 27 hours. After intramuscular dimercaprol and supportive measures failed to improve his condition, he was given N-acetylcysteine intravenously. The patient showed remarkable clinical improvement during the following 24 hours and was discharged from the hospital several days later.

Language: en

Keywords

Acetylcysteine; Adult; Antidotes; Arsenates; Critical Care; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Suicide, Attempted; Time Factors